Jumping techniques have a lot to do with timing and coordination. Although it is a known fact that some people are naturally very agile and get incredible height when they jump, you can definitely improve your jumping abilities by practicing.
The following are different exercises that you can do to improve your jumping skills.
¨ Skip Rope
¨ Stand in fighting stance, jump up and land in fighting stance on the balls of the feet
¨ Stand in fighting stance, jump up, spin around in the air and land in fighting stance.
¨ To upgrade to the next level of difficulty, perform the same exercises, but work on getting your knees up to your chest, thereby increasing your height.
¨ You can even add ankle weights to take these exercises to the next level, but then you need to make sure that legs are strong enough to take the extra weight.
¨ Start jumping over objects, like a punching bag, in order to really start working on height.
¨ When you actually start to do Jump Kicks, start with the easier ones first; like jump front kick, jump scissors kick, or jump round kick. They are easier because they are straight up jumps and there is no spinning involved.
¨ When you move on to jump spinning kicks, break them down so that your body can get used to the jump and then the spin in your kick. Start at the half way mark of your jump spinning kick, and perform your jump and kick from there.
¨ Keep in mind that to avoid injuries with jump kicks, you shouldn’t do too many repetitions all at once.
Like everything else practice make perfect. Have fun with jumping and soon you will be flying.
Have Fun - Train Hard - Train Smart - Fightwize
Sensei Malcolm Bale
www.jiu-jitsu-calgary.com
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